DBT Star College Scheme
Funding Authority
Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India,
Ministry of Science and Technology.
DBT Star College Scheme 2019-22
The Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT) has launched a scheme "Star College Scheme for Strengthening of Science Education and Training at Undergraduate Level" for improving critical thinking and 'hands-on' experimental work at the undergraduate (college) level in sciences. It is expected to encourage, more students to take up higher education in science. DBT will identify colleges with ambition and potential for excellence and provide academic and physical infrastructure for achieving excellence in teaching and unique exposure of students to experimental science.
The Star College Scheme is a pan-India Scheme that envisages a Star College in every district of the country, thus the Department shall exert dialogues with the State Government and identify colleges that can be considered for support under this Scheme. Apart from financial support, colleges benefit tremendously from guidance received in Advisory Committee Meetings, mentoring, Task Force Meetings, and learning from peers in other colleges.
Our college was nominated with this scheme in 2019-20. Total 63 lakhs rupees were sanctioned by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology for strengthening the Science education and training at undergraduate level. Three departments from science faculty were selected by DBT for this scheme. These departments were, Botany, Chemistry, and Physics.
Objectives:
· To strengthen the academic and physical infrastructure for achieving excellence in teaching and training.
· To enhance the quality of the learning and teaching process to stimulate original thinking through ’hands-on' exposure to experimental work and participation in summer schools.
· To promote networking and strengthen ties with neighboring institutions and other laboratories.
· To conduct specialized training programmes for faculty improvement for optimizing technical capabilities.
· To increase capabilities of core instrumentation resources by procuring new equipment and upgrading of existing facilities.
· To provide access and exposure to students to research laboratories and industries in the country.
· To help in devising standard curricula and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) / kits for practicals.
· To provide better library facility to students and teachers.
Differental Activities carried out are-
Department of Botany:
1. Techniques and Commercial Application of Plant Tissue Culture
2. Current scenario of Bioinformatics
3. Bioremediation-A Tool For Environmental Cleanup
4. Natural Products: Introduction and therapeutic uses
5. Commercial and viable techniques for Oyster mushroom cultivation
6. Biological Control of Soil Borne Diseases
7. Application of Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture
8. Hi Tech Nursery Management
Department of Chemistry:
1. ‘Use of Scientific software-Chemdraw’
2. Food adulteration
3. ‘Use of Material Safety Data Sheets
4. Soil and Water Analysis
5. Steam Distillation Purification Technique
6. Preparation of cosmetics, detergents and liquid soaps
7. Chemistry Laboratory Safety for Laboratory Staff
8. Hand Sanitizer preparation and distribution
9. Use of Material safety data sheet for Handling of Chemicals
10. Estimation of Potassium by flame photometry by calibration curve method
11. Standard Solution Preparation
12. Handling and Disposal of Chemicals
13. Use of TLC in Research
14. Workshop on Preparation of Chalk Sticks
Department of Physics:
1. Making of LED Bulb
2. Six days online workshop for secondary school teachers
3. Workshop on Newly Introduced Practical’s in T. Y. B. Sc. Physics
4. Sky Watching Program
5. World Energy Conservation Week
6. Manufacturing of AC-DC Rechargeable LED Bulb
7. Sugar Rainbow Experiment
Sugar Rainbow Experiment
Manufacturing of AC-DC Rechargeable LED Bulb
World Energy Conservation Week
Sky Watching Program
Prepartion of Cosmetics, Detergents and liquid soaps
Food Adultration
Preparation and distribution of Hand Sanitizer
Practial session for Transcriptocs Data Analysis
Sanction File No: BT/HRD/11/03/2019
Introduction:
Department of Biotechnology Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology has funded ‘DBT STAR COLLEGE’ Scheme to our college to brand and nurture excellence in UG Science education. The program emphasizes holistic improvement of science education at undergraduate level with special emphasis on practical training to students. The initiative provides support for (a) Access to specialized infrastructure to students, (b) Improving knowledge and skills of teachers in basic Sciences and specialized techniques, (c) Assurance of consumables, reagents and chemicals for students, (d) Substantial hands-on experience in designing and conducting practicals to ensure critical thinking, (e) Access to books and journals including e-journal facilities. Aim of this scheme is to improve practical training in existing Science courses like Botany, Chemistry and Physics, It clearly highlight additional practical’s (as per prescribed curriculum, which could not be done due to lack of equipments or consumables) proposed to be conducted in existing courses by all participating departments, student projects (interdisciplinary/interdepartmental), visits to be undertaken by students to National Laboratories and industries and faculty improvement programs. It also focuses on the orientation of Faculty teaching undergraduate science students by conducting orientation programmes in different subjects. This scheme also includes extension and outreach programmes which are helpful to reach society and to study their grass root problems to find out the solutions.
Different Activities carried out by Departments are -
DEPARMETN OF BOTANY
Academic Year : 2019-20.
Title: One Day Workshop “Techniques and Commercial Application of Plant Tissue Culture”.
DATE: 20th Dec 2019.
Resourse Person : Dr.Mahendra L Ahire, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, YashwantraoChavan Institute of Sciences, Satara (MS), India
No of Participants was enrolled: 100
Inauguration of workshop Hands on Training to students
Title: One Day Workshop on, “ Current scenario of Bioinformatics”
DATE: 21th Dec 2019 Resourse Person:
1. Dr.Vitthal Baravakar, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune (MS), India.
2. Mr. Swapnil Kadam, Ex Associate Research Scientist. MAHYCO Research Centre Jalna (MS).
No. of Participants enrolled: 100
Workshop opening Address Practial session on Bioinformatics
Title: “Mushroom Cultivation”
Date: 30 December 2019
Resourse Person: Dr. Manisha K. SangaleAssistant Professor SM Joshi College Hadapsar Pune
Participants : 90
Hands on Training - “Mushroom Cultivation”
Title: Phytoremediation Techniques
Date : 21 March 2021
Resource Person: Dr. Ranjit G. GuravAssistant Professor,Department of Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, South Korea
Participants: 94
Lecture Series
1. Title: “Bioremediation-A Tool for Environmental Cleanup”
Date: 18th March 2022
Resourse Person: Dr. Kisan M Kodam
In this online session, Dr. Kodam emphasized on current status of sources of pollution in environment and its management through bioremediation techniques. Types of bioremediation (soil and water), health effects of pollution, Living components involved in remediation process and its limitation.
2. Title: “Natural Products: Introduction and therapeutic uses”
Date: 19th March 2021
Resourse Person: Dr. S.G Ghane
Dr. Ghane gave detailed information on primary and secondary active metabolites and synthesis mechanism through various carbon as well as other important living physiological cycles. Role of carbon, hydrogen and other molecules utilized for preparation of active metabolites, role of secondary metabolites in pharmaceticles as well as cosmeticals. Dr. Ghane highlighted the role of Saponin, Phenol, Steroids, Tannin,Terpenoids and Alkaloids its synthesis and its role in day to day life. Dr. Ghane elaborated and given detailed information based on shikimic acid pathway and its outline for synthesis of active metabolites as a end products.
3. Title: “Commercial and viable techniques for Oyster mushroom cultivation”
Date: 23rd March 2021
Resourse Person: Dr. Anil P Gaikawad
Well known agriculturist Dr. Gaikwad Anil, from College of Agriculture Pune, delivered a lecture on season specific importance of fungal diversity. Types of Fungi, toxic, non toxic and edible, the morphological diversity play important role for identification of edible mushroom and the health benefits of edible mushroom and its recipe in tribal as well as modern world. Edible diverse fungal forms play an important role during the adverse climatic conditions and utilized as global underutilized food. At the end of session, Dr. Gaikwad elaborated an importance of cultivation practices of Oyster mushrooms at local level which have tremendous scope for supplying raw material in food and medicinal industries. Students attended the lecture and get benefited.
Title: “Biological Control of Soil Borne Disease”
Date: 24th March 2021
Resourse Person: Dr. Shrihari Hasabnis
Dr. Shrihari Hasabnis guided students on 24th March 2021.In online lecture series Dr. Hasabnis has discussed detailed of Global utilization of chemical fertilizers and its side effects, antibiotics resistance, physical and chemical properties of soil, microbial diversity in fertile soil and role of specific microorganism as antagonistic role to control pest and diseases. Students participated in the lecture series, get benefited for upgrading the knowledge and scope for agricultural sectors.
Online lecture Series Academic Year - 2021-22.
Title: Workshop on “Application of Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture”
Date: 31st March 2022
Resourse Person: Shri Kiran Landage, Technical assistance Biological Nitrogen Fixation Scheme College of Agriculture Pune,
Participants: 75
Opening Address Practical Session.
Outreach Activity
Title: “Production of Biofertilizers and Biopesticides For Farmers”
Resourse Person : Shri Vinod Bankar ( Kamal Agrobiotech. Pune)
Date: 19th March 2022
Place: Kondegavhan Village
Inauguration Hands on Training to farmers Farmers and students
Title: “Hi Tech Nursery Management”
Date: 30th March 2022
Resource Person: Mrs. Yogita Gadakh, Agriculture Extension Officer, Department of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra, Shirur Tahsil.
Participants: 150
Hands on Training: Nursery Techniques
Department of Chemistry :
Academic Year 2019 – 2020
Title: ‘Use of Scientific software-Chemdraw’
Date:
Resource Person: Prof. Kiran Badve, Department of Chemistry, C.T.Bora College, Shirur. Students Participeted: 112
Installation of software
Digital Structure of Compounds
Title: One day workshop on Food adulteration
Date: 25thFebruary 2020
Resource Person:
Students Participeted: 125
Hands on Training Inauguration
Title: ‘Use of Material Safety Data Sheets ’
Date:
Resource Person: Prof. Kiran Badve, Department of Chemistry, C.T.Bora College, Shirur.
Students Participeted: 115
Learning MSDS Sheets and Comparing it on Chemical Bottles
Title: Workshop on Soil and Water Analysis
Date: 24.12.2019.
Resource Person: Shri. Yogesh Bhosale, Director, Mazimatee foundation, M4 Agrotech Services, Shirur.
Students Participeted: 118
Inauguration
Title: Steam Distillation Purification Technique
Date: 24.12.2019.
Resource Person: Prof. Kiran Badave, Department of Chemistry , C.T.Bora College, Shirur.
Participeted: 118
Students working on steam distillation units
Title: Educational Tour
Date: 17.01.2020
Place: Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Narayangaon, Dist. Pune and Malganga Agro Products Pvt. Ltd. Nighoj, Dist. Ahmednagar
Participeted: 84
Title: workshop on Preparation of cosmetics, detergents and liquid soaps
Resource Person: Dr. Sudhir Ujalamkar, Modem College, Shivajinagar, Pune
Date: 17'h Feb 2020
Participeted:
Hands on training
Academic Year 2020 – 2021
Title: workshop on ‘Use of Scientific software-Chemdraw‟
Resource Person: Prof. Kiran Badave, Department of Chemistry, C.T.Bora College, Shirur.
Date:
Participants: 70
Online Lecture on Chem Draw
Title: workshop on Food adulteration
Resource Person: Shri. Someshawar Nannaware, Analyst Govt Food Laboratory, Pune.
Date: 25th February 2020
Participants:
Title: Webinar on Chemistry Laboratory Safety for Laboratory Staff
Resource Person:
1. Dr. G. S. Grover, Former Chief Scientist & Head, Safety Management, CSIR- NCL, Pune, Task Group Chair, IUPAC Safety Training Program- India
2. Prof. D.R. Thube, Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Member, BOS in Chemistry, SPPU, Pune, ACS College Parner, Dist. Ahmednagar
Date: 24th March 2021
Participants: 90
Outreach Activity
Title: Hand Sanitizer preparation and distribution
Distribution of sanitizer to Shirur Municipal Corporation, Shirur staff. Dr. P.S.Virkar, HOD, Chemistry giving sanitizer to Shirur Police station
Lecture Series in Chemistry
Title: „workshop on Use of Material safety data sheet for Handling of Chemicals‟
Date: 23/03/2020
Resource person: Prof. Kiran Badave, Department of Chemistry, C.T.Bora College, Shirur
Participants: 112
Additional Practicals :
Title: Estimation of Na by flame photometry by calibration curve method
Date: 25/03/2022
Title: Estimation of Potassium by flame photometry by calibration curve method
Date: 24/03/2022
Title: First Aid Training Programme for Non Teaching Staff:
Date : 29.03.2022
Academic Year - 2021-22
Title: workshop on „Standard Solution Preparation‟
Dates: 13 /12/2021 to 15/12/2021
Resource Person: Prof. Dalimbkar Tushar, Department of Chemistry, C.T.Bora College, Shirur.
Participants: 69
Title: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals‟
Dates: 22/11/2021 to 27/11/2021
Resource Person: Prof. Dalimbkar Tushar, Department of Chemistry, C.T.Bora College, Shirur.
Participants: 82
Title: workshop on „Use of TLC in Research‟
Date: 30/03/2022
Prof. Kiran Badave, Department of Chemistry, C.T.Bora College, Shirur
Participants:
Title: Workshop on Preparation of Chalk Sticks
Date: 29.03.2022
Resource Person: Dr. Satishkumar V. Patil
Participants: 70
Department Of Physics:
Academic Year 2019-20
Title: Making of LED Bulb WORKSHOP
Date: 08thJan, 2019 to 9th Jan 2019
Resource Person: Prof. K. V. Sutar, Baramati
Participants: 45
Title: Educational Tour
Date: 10th January 2020
Place : Energy Park, Kenjal
Participants : 23
Outreach Activity: Six days online workshop for secondary school teachers
Five days online lecture series
Physics department had organized 5 days online lecture series for faculty, UG and PG students during 20th March to 27th March 2021. The online lecture series was very useful for faculty, UG and PG students. As the subjects of the speech was very fruitful for them. On 20th March Dr. M.K. Bhanarkar (Asso. Professor, Department of Electronics, Shivaji University Kolhapur), delivered the lecture on topic E-waste management, Whereas On 22nd March Dr.N.B. Chaure (Professor, Department of Physics, SPPU Pune) delivered a speech on the topic UV Visible spectroscopy: On 23rd March Dr. S.B. Sayyad (Asso. Professor in Physics, MASM College, Beed; Member Chandrayan Mission ISRO), Delivered a speech on the topic opportunities in space science research and On 26th March Dr. Bhoraskar (SPPU, Pune) delivered a speech on the topic SEM and TEM. She explained how to do analysis of SEM and TEM similarly on 27th March Dr. V.L. Mathe (Asso.Professor, Department of Physics, SPPU,Pune) delivered speech on the topic XRD Techniques.
On this occasion Hon. Principal Dr. K.C. Mohite, Dr. V.V. Awati, Dr. Bobade D.H. , were present. The online lecture series was organized by Department of physics. Onlne lecture series was organized by Dr. S.P. Kamble Program coordinator department of Physics and Dr. N.M. Ghangaonkar coordinator DBT star.
Dr. S.P. Kamble Dr. N.M. Ghangaonkar
Program coordinator coordinator DBT star
Academic Year 2021-2022
Title: Workshop on Newly Introduced Practical‟s in T. Y. B. Sc. Physics
Date : October 26th, 2021,
Resource Person: Dr. D. H. Bobade
Title: Sky Watching Program
Date: 10th February, 2022
Resourse Person: Dr.D.H Bobade, Dept. of Physics, C.T.Bora College, Shirur
Participants: 60
Title: World Energy Conservation Week
Dates : 14th – 21st December, 2021
Title: Manufacturing of AC-DC Rechargeable LED Bulb
Date: 29th March, 2022
Resource Person: Dr. A. V. Rokade, Pune
Participants:90
Additional Practical
Title: Sugar Rainbow Experiment
Date: 16th Feb 2022
Resource Person: Prof. Kalaskar. M.S., Department Of Physics, C.T.Bora College, Shirur.
Participants: 76
